Case & contact investigation
Keep patient details, laboratory results, exposures, classification and follow-up tasks in the same investigation.
View feature →Open-source software for disease surveillance and outbreak response.
For epidemiologists and the teams working with them. Sentinel brings investigation, configuration and outbreak coordination into one platform.
Explore Sentinel's features
Core capabilities for communicable disease surveillance and public health response.
Configurable case definitions
Build machine-readable criteria and choose whether evaluations apply automatically, flag for review or remain manual.
View feature →Outbreaks & contact tracing
Connect investigations to outbreaks, allocate interviews and review call attempts and team progress.
View feature →Surveys & data mapping
Configure conditional questionnaires, maintain versions and map responses into patient and case records.
View feature →HL7 laboratory intake
Receive laboratory messages with configurable patient matching and LOINC/SNOMED mappings.
View feature →Data review & governance
Review incoming survey and laboratory data before committing it where the configured workflow requires a human decision.
View feature →Structured entry of narrative data
An exploratory prototype for capturing an interview account with people, places and transport details alongside it.
A project shaped by public health experience
Sentinel is developed by Dr Christian Peut, drawing on experience in communicable disease surveillance and public health operations in South Australia.
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Review a workflow, test an installation or contribute to development. Practical feedback from public health teams is a valuable starting point.
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